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' H. O. CHANDLER.

LIFTING JACK. No. 283,204. Patented Aug; 14, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI Ea HIRAM o. CHANDLER, or PERU, INDIANA.

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SPECIFICATION forming m of Letters Patent No. 283,204, dated August. 14, 1383.

Application filed May 4. 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, HIRAM O. CHANDLER,

' of Peru, county of Miami, and State of Indiana,

tached to handle-jaws K, which are secured to said handle by means of bolts, as seen at L.

The handle being pressed down, the latch-rod D passes through the staple E, forming a secure catch, which is operated at will by the hand, and is hinged to the standard by hookbolt F, so placed as to allow the handle 0 to be raised perpendicularly. When raised, the end of the handle would be elevatedto X X, securing the greatest elevation with the least leverage. The lifting-bar B is rendered adjustable by means of the ratchet J, working in connection with lifting-bail I. Lifting-bar B is held in place and attached 'to standard A by means of guide-bolt g, Working in the slot in standard Abetween dotted lines 3 3 (Not shown.)

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the standard Aand lifting-bar B, of ratchet J, handle 6, lifting- \Vitnesses:

HENRY B. JAMISON, FIELDING C. JACKSON.

bail I, latch-rod D, staple E, and guide-bolt g, i 

